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Accelerated Forest Clearance in Southeast Asia Leads to Increase in Carbon Emissions

Forest clearance in Southeast Asia is accelerating, leading to unprecedented increases in carbon emissions, according to new research.

13 Jul 2021

Changes to El Nino Characteristics Impact Western North Pacific Anomalous Anticyclone Projections

The impact of El Nino on East Asian climate under a warmer climate will be dominated by the change in El Nino decaying pace, according to a new paper published by a research team based in the Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Sciences, China.

13 Jul 2021

Researchers Map How Strategies to Combat Sea-Level Rise can Impact Neighboring Communities

Communities trying to fight sea-level rise could inadvertently make flooding worse for their neighbors, according to a new study from the Stanford Natural Capital Project.

13 Jul 2021

Social Norms Influence People’s Behavior Toward Climate Protection Drives

A new study reports that people contribute only very little to climate protection since they tend to underestimate the willingness of others to contribute.

12 Jul 2021

Increased Climate Warming and Ozone Levels Make Soybean Roots Thinner

Two factors that play a key role in climate change - increased climate warming and elevated ozone levels - appear to have detrimental effects on soybean plant roots, their relationship with symbiotic microorganisms in the soil and the ways the plants sequester carbon.

12 Jul 2021

Massive Volcanic Eruption Impacted Climate, Leaving Humans Unaffected

Research led by Rutgers University reveals that a massive volcanic eruption that occurred in Indonesia around 74,000 years ago was the reason for serious climatic disruptions worldwide; however, early human populations remained unaffected by the terrible effects.

12 Jul 2021

Study Assesses the Impact of Climate Change in Dry and Hot Periods in the Pyrenees

A team of the University of Barcelona has analysed for the first time what the dry and hot periods could be like in the area of the Pyrenees depending on different greenhouse emission scenarios.

9 Jul 2021

Experts Call for Immediate Action to Deal with Carbon Debt

As atmospheric concentrations of CO2 continue to rise, we are putting future generations at risk of having to deal with a massive carbon debt.

9 Jul 2021

Research Examines How Fishing Communities are Adapting to Climate Change

What happens when climate change affects the abundance and distribution of fish? Fishers and fishing communities in the Northeast United States have adapted to those changes in three specific ways, according to new research published in Frontiers in Marine Science.

9 Jul 2021

Sulfur Intervention Induced Solar Geoengineering to Reduce Greenland Icecap Melting

The idea of injecting sulfur into the stratosphere to decrease solar radiation and curb the melting of the Greenland ice cap seems to be an interesting proposal but it also has risks involved.

8 Jul 2021